The drugs said to have contributed to Michael Jackson's death are routinely used in hospital settings, but should never be combined at home, medical professionals say.

For 18 years, a girl who was whisked away into a secret backyard compound was forced to grow up in isolation.

The Food and Drug Administration warned the public Tuesday not to use body-building products marketed as containing steroids or steroid-like substances.

The number of abortions performed in China each year tops 13 million, with inadequate knowledge of contraception playing a major role in the annual tally, state-run media reported.

President Obama talks often about all of the forces lining up against his health care plan. But there's one critic who has remained relatively mum in the debate.

Like most African countries, Malawi has suffered from a severe shortage of nurses and key health workers.

Before I was elected to Congress, I ran a small plastics packaging business in Cincinnati, Ohio, providing products and services, creating jobs and meeting payroll.

History shows that the chance to reform the American health care system is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. So reform is absolutely worth the time it takes to get it right.

U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut has been diagnosed with an early form of prostate cancer, two sources close to the senator told CNN.